About the Author

J. Eric Lynxwiler is an L.A. native and long-time docent for the Los Angeles Conservancy and Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. As a board member for the Museum of Neon Art, he continues to celebrate L.A.'s neon heritage by saving historic neon signs and guides the museum's famed "Neon Cruise" - now in his eighteenth year. Lynxwiler researched the book Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles and coauthored Knott's Preserved: From Berry Stand to Theme Park, The History of Knott's Berry Farm. He celebrates the little-known stories of Los Angeles and has just released his third book, Spectacular Illumination: Neon Los Angeles, 1925-1965 with photographer Tom Zimmerman.